How can we teach culture content (history, geography, biography…)
in the target language with any age and every language level?

Old Story #1: Learning a Language Story
Let’s rewrite this story! You tell someone that you’re a language teacher and they launch into a story about how many years they studied a particular language and how they could not say anything. They figure they’re “one of those people who can’t learn languages”. Can the overwhelming majority ALL be “one of those unique” persons?

What story would you like YOUR students to tell in the future?

Old Story #2: World Knowledge Story
Let’s rewrite this story too! You see the results of yet another survey or hear the comical answers people give to “man on the street” interviews. Both show that Americans are woefully lacking in world knowledge (geography, famous events/people, politics, global issues, etc.). What becomes of a society with such a widespread “global knowledge gap”?

Learning together, we empower each other to be the passionate and effective teachers we envisioned we would be when we chose education as a career. Join me in rewriting a new language education story for the 21st century. Attend a Teacher Seminar or bring a Teacher Inservice to your school/city.